The Millennial Obsession With Self-Care
Why are millennials so dedicated to self-care, while their parents are considerably more averse to the phenomenon?
Health & Safety
A Different Kind Of Pickup: Prostitutes Turn To Driving Motorbike Taxis
A group of 18 prostitutes and 17 unemployed women in Sierra Leone were trained to drive motorcycle taxis. The money was great. But now there's a big catch.
Our Last Year Together: What My Camera Captured As My Parents Died Of Cancer
Photographer Nancy Borowick captured her parents' deep love and joy in life, even as they endured treatment in their 50s for the cancers they knew would soon kill them.
My Improbable Graduation: From A Tiny Village In Ghana To Johns Hopkins
George Mwinnyaa didn't get high enough scores for admission in his homeland. So he put his dreams on hold. Here's how he came to earn his diploma at Johns Hopkins University.
Many COPD Patients Struggle To Pay For Each Breath
One in 9 Medicare enrollees have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and many of them can't afford the inhalers that keep them out of the emergency room.
Do Peacocks Have Sex? Are Cows A Better National Animal Than Tigers?
These are the questions monopolizing the internet in India these days. It's all because of the unscientific comments of a retiring judge.
A Botched Vaccine Campaign For Measles Killed 15 Children in South Sudan
The children, all under age 5, died of severe sepsis and toxicity. How could something like this have happened?
The Soprano And The Scientist: A Conversation About Music And Medicine
NIH Director Francis Collins and Renée Fleming, who is Artistic Advisor at Large for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., discuss music and medicine. They also sing a duet.
Do Carrots Really Help Your Vision?
The orange vegetable helps us see — but that's different from improving our vision. That said, carrots are part of a diet designed for eye health.
'Who Threatens You?' Researchers Asked Teen Girls Affected By Conflict
Concern usually focuses on soldiers and other armed personnel. But a survey of nearly 1,300 girls in sub-Saharan Africa revealed a different perspective.